Making allowances dependent upon completing a certain number of specific household jobs can help children prepare for life in the workforce when their parents aren’t making financial decisions for them anymore, the logic goes.

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Thank you for posting this. I fall under the “don’t tie an allowance to chores” side of the fence- and for the exact reasons outlined above. Citing the amounts was also very helpful; my 13y/o proposed $15/wk and I now feel that it’s a fair amount.

I think allowance should be by work the more work a Child does they should get more money as a 13-year-old I get paid around $30 a week it used to be $40 a week I think it should go back to $40 a week at school every Wednesday we get let out early so usually for lunch it takes like $20 from my pocket so I’m left with about $20 to spend throughout the week now as a 13-year-old in and things most 13-year-olds like, like video games and and electronics

I do not have children, but really appreciate the insights and references. When I think of my own childhood, my early allowance was not tied to anything. As I got older, the amount aligned with the cost of seeing a movie, which (40+ years ago) was a buck or two. THAT has become absurdly inflated, but probably still counts in many modern families. I did have chores to do, and my allowance was never tied to them. While I respect my parents’ decision, and would probably decide that for my own child, I feel it detached me from my cultural milieu (the workforce) and made me somewhat of an outcast. Good or bad? Totally to be determined! 🙂

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